Welcome to Atlas Balked, a weekly chronicle concerning the mundane, weird, and maybe even sometimes dramatic happenings of a Simple Fantasy Baseball League . This podcast captures the thoughts and musings Gregg, Joe, Jack and Tim - four of the twelve owners in the league.
S3 E89 · Wed, August 02, 2023
What to do about your neighbor who smells like shit, literally, the best opening line on how to pick up a guy at the bar, the multiverse and its direct connection to parenting, and what to do when your wife severely misuses a word around kids and coworkers.
S3 E89 · Wed, January 25, 2023
Who's the psychotic one, your roommate or you? And also, Brian Griffin has what it takes to make the girls scream
Wed, March 04, 2020
Reap What You Sow
Tue, February 18, 2020
Tim is dead
Tue, January 21, 2020
For the love of Big Bird, and stealing signs talk
Tue, January 14, 2020
We're back after a brief hiatus and play some fun games
Tue, December 10, 2019
Dr. Swag Doolittle gives us a lesson and a potential new owner
Tue, November 26, 2019
Nerf and the blurring of podcasting and reality
Tue, November 12, 2019
We go deep into our upcoming expansion draft (sort of) and the boys attempt to solve some of the most intractable problems facing us today.
Tue, November 05, 2019
We interview our newest owner and GK escapes another dicey situation
Tue, October 15, 2019
A lot of humor and a lot of sadness
Mon, October 07, 2019
GK’s dilemma and figuring out what this show is now
Tue, October 01, 2019
The worst trash talkers of all time and a poetic challenge
Tue, September 17, 2019
We scare ourselves with a terrible curse encounter that leaves the Dreamers in shambles and J-Lo is forced to confess
Tue, September 10, 2019
A terribly boring World Series and the Antonio Brown saga is covered as the crew moves into the offseason
Tue, September 03, 2019
Weird baseball PEDs and expansion talk!
Tue, August 20, 2019
Our worry about GK's safety and the true history of the beer snake
Tue, August 13, 2019
The boys are back, rested, and ready after a mid-summer break.
Mon, July 29, 2019
We have some dedications and a look across the ages of fantasy baseball
Tue, July 23, 2019
Dusty strikes back, real life villains and the Juiceless HOF inductees
Tue, July 16, 2019
We break down 90's boy bands, the MLB home run derby, and a chilling conspiracy theory
Tue, July 09, 2019
We discuss T-shirt design and try to fix the MLB Home Run Derby
Tue, July 02, 2019
Advice for the Dreamers and why Hurling is so much better than Cricket
Tue, June 25, 2019
A big little fight and a question about MLB’s true motives
Tue, June 18, 2019
Potential big news and (mostly negative) listener feedback
Tue, June 11, 2019
The playoff picture starts to come into focus as a disagreement brews on air
Tue, June 04, 2019
Surprise teams surge, Pseudo visits and drops some knowledge, and a buttery surprise
Tue, May 28, 2019
The youth has arrived in our league and we continue to explore Harper’s wake of wreckage
Tue, May 21, 2019
J-Lo needs help to break out of his horrible slump and we highlight another podcast.
Wed, May 15, 2019
J-Lo’s team continues its free fall, the question of Scottie’s compliment, and why Albert shouldn’t be upset.
Tue, May 07, 2019
GK takes the paranoia from last week even further, Dusty joins us to talk about his method of success, and the crew fixes baseball for the fans of the future.
Tue, April 30, 2019
Vladito has arrived and Detective Swag spins a conspiracy theory.
Tue, April 23, 2019
A rare trade with playoff implications happens in this little league
Tue, April 16, 2019
Winning early in the season means different things to different teams
Wed, April 10, 2019
Welcome to spring Bots! We start off this year looking at a number of things, including the Trash Panda's new logo.
Thu, September 27, 2018
Put on your tuxedo shirt and relive the amazing second season of this goofy podcast show.
Thu, September 13, 2018
Trout on the trading block?!? GK is very suspicious and Swag wants it to be true.
Sat, September 08, 2018
We take the HQ statistic more seriously then you may have originally thought.
Thu, August 16, 2018
Another Posey award winner worth noting and the first meeting (maybe) between super-guests The Psuedo Scout and The Mid-ball Wizard.
Thu, August 09, 2018
Another mystery solved by the detective.
Thu, August 02, 2018
Swag just can't stick to the plan and why GK has very low commitment.
Thu, July 26, 2018
The 2018 season is starting to come into focus.
Thu, July 19, 2018
Dusty makes his first appearance on the show.
Thu, July 12, 2018
The famous Atomic Pig Turd recipe is revealed!
Thu, June 28, 2018
Prospects abound and Scottie's obsession with a players age.
Thu, June 21, 2018
Can Bryce make $400 million if he's a jerk?
Thu, June 14, 2018
Tim and Swag were sick and low energy, Lo-Key was rested and ready, and GK was stuck in traffic, so this one stands out for the fact that it isn’t quite like the others….and thats ok in my book.
Thu, June 07, 2018
Joe still hasn't listened to last week's podcast, and we know you know why.
Thu, May 31, 2018
Lightning brings the FIRE on this episode!
Thu, May 24, 2018
We are all over the place in this episode while keeping a loose connection to baseball.
Thu, May 17, 2018
The Juiceless League can be a dangerous place if you are superstitious.
Thu, May 10, 2018
Is anyone listening? Really? Seriously….is it just the bots downloading our show?
Thu, May 03, 2018
Bella joins us to talk about the things she loves about baseball and Scottie teaches us a new strategy.
Sat, April 28, 2018
Why we play this dumb game and the accusation of insider trading.
Thu, April 19, 2018
We catch up with the Pseudo Scout, discuss Mr. Magoo and the Columbo strategy, and palm trees that look like drummers (seriously).
Wed, April 11, 2018
A very "wonkish" episode focusing on dynasty fantasy baseball rules.
Wed, April 04, 2018
Why we call GK the angry one.
Thu, March 29, 2018
We simply can't figure out what the heck is going to happen but we act like we do.
Mon, February 19, 2018
To give you just a small idea of how niche we are, we actually discuss the prospect value of Boba Fett for a few minutes.
Sun, January 28, 2018
Our winter meeting.
Thu, September 21, 2017
We interview the 2017 Juiceless League Champion!
Tue, September 12, 2017
Wondering why we are so popular in Finland with our guest host Scottie.
Tue, September 05, 2017
The title says it all folks.
Tue, August 29, 2017
Why people should always trade with Tim.
Tue, August 22, 2017
All of Tim's plans are in jeopardy.
Tue, August 15, 2017
The epic game that wasn't and why Joe is the only true libertarian on this show.
Tue, August 08, 2017
We wonder if Freddie Freeman should ever be a healthy scratch and Dolphin call ring tones.
Wed, August 02, 2017
Game theory, more game theory, Holy Jesus, will this game theory bit ever end? We also discuss why Gregg used to hate this league.
Wed, July 26, 2017
The crew talks about the battles throughout the league and Scottie visits to talk about why trading is hard.
Wed, July 19, 2017
Drunk texting and a friendly game of cornhole that doesn't end well.
Wed, July 12, 2017
Don't fly too close to the sun...
Wed, July 05, 2017
The anatomy of a curse.
Mon, June 26, 2017
In this episode we talk about Gregg’s sickness, thinning the herd, poor predictions, Scottie’s confidence, Blondie is done, Ramirez is rated, Moustakas has arrived, born under a bad sign, Mikey joins us again, playoff predictions, tiebreakers, Jack is an Omission fan, proper curse etiquette, the realignment is working, backpedaling, the Braves are good, Adams was fat but isn’t now, flexible superstars, why Mikey hates Harper, Jack rants about Posey (again), Mikey as a podcast star, Elden is a badass so be quiet por favor, english judges, and Mikey’s Juiceless World Series prediction.
Fri, June 23, 2017
We examine Jack's game within the game and the amazing realization that there is someone walking earth today who doesn't know who Lennon and McCartney were (are).
Thu, June 15, 2017
Are you a McCartney or Lennon fan (post Beatles) and why Tim is like Steinbrenner.
Wed, June 07, 2017
Pop's team explodes and LJ joins us for guest appearance!
Wed, May 31, 2017
We talk about why it's not always sunny in Philadelphia and are joined by Zander Kean, an actual sports broadcasting professional!
Thu, May 25, 2017
Chris joins us to talk about Bryce trades and an epic battle takes place on roller skates in the 80's.
Wed, May 17, 2017
Introducing the Pseudo Scout and parity in the Juiceless League.
Wed, May 10, 2017
We interview Mikey who is the owner of Lethal Injection and talk about drug busts, baseball doppelgängers, and a bunch of other stuff related to the price of pierogis.
Thu, May 04, 2017
We interview Scottie, the owner of the Omission Commission and discuss the merits of rebuilding early in the season.
Sat, April 29, 2017
Vires, Artes, Mores.
Tue, April 25, 2017
We create our division names and other rabbit holes.
Thu, April 20, 2017
Jack returns to do our (not so) pre-season predictions for the league.
Wed, April 12, 2017
The only episode (so far) named after an MLB player.
Wed, April 05, 2017
Kind of introducing a podcast we don't expect anyone will listen to, including the other owners in the league.
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